Sign the Petition to

Secretary of State John Kerry

Dear Secretary Kerry,

Congratulations on your
recent appointment. We, concerned citizens throughout the world, ask you to play a meaningful role in ending all hostilities in Kachin
State and pressure the Burmese military regime and all invested parties
to begin genuine peace talks which honor the six-point peace plan agreed to by ethnic minority leaders throughout Burma. Your leadership will play a vital role in ending the bloody violence which has displaced over 100,000 people and has killed hundreds.

The six-point peace plan proposes that the Burmese military government and all ethnic minority groups honor the following:

1) Host a meeting including all civil groups and ethnic armed groups2)
an international community monitored meeting between government and
ethnic armed groups3) referenda in each of the ethnic minority states
to ratify any agreements made in dialogues4) a peace meeting for all
ethnic groups5) tripartite discussions between the government, ethnic
groups and democracy activists and6) implementation of any ratified
agreements made.

We call on you to play a role in ensuring the Burma's fledgling democracy has a chance to place itself on solid footing. We care about Burma. Please play a role in supporting its nascent democracy.

Signed,

Burma Community Builders

This petition closed about 1 year ago

How this will help

Hundreds of thousands of people in Kachin State have become
refugees due to the ongoing civil war in Kachin State, located near the border of
Burma and China. In January 2013, the Burmese...

Hundreds of thousands of people in Kachin State have become
refugees due to the ongoing civil war in Kachin State, located near the border of
Burma and China. In January 2013, the Burmese military admitted that it had
launched an aerial attack on an area where 25,000 refugees are sheltering.
Fighting must stop.

Fighter jets continue to drop bombs throughout the region. Mortar shells rain endlessly
on the people. Whenever a temporary ceasefire has been called, the Burmese
military continues to advance and fortify its position, making it clear their
true intent is complete control of the region.

Call on Senator John Kerry, who became America's new Secretary of State on
2/4, to pressure the Burmese military regime that governs the country to end
its hostilities in Kachin State, establish a new ceasefire agreement with the
Kachin Independence Organization which governs Kachin State, and participate
fully and sincerely in meaningful multilateral peace talks with Burma's ethnic
groups.